GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING WORLD CUP: ARMENIAN WRESTLERS WIN BRONZE

PanARMENIAN.Net
23.02.2009 16:43 GMT+04:00

The Armenian Greco-Roman Wrestling team gained a 5:2 victory over
Cubans in their combat for the third place at the World Cup held on
Feb. 19-21 in Clermont-Ferrand, France.

The following wrestlers contributed to the victory of the Armenian
team: Shavich Gevorgyan (weight class: 55 kg), Artak Harutyunyan
(weight class: 60 кг), Khosrov Melikyan (weight class: 66 kg),
Arsen Julfakyan (weight class: 74 kg), Arman Geghamyan (weight class:
96 kg). Arthur Shaghinyan (weight class: 84 kg) and Yuri Patrikeyev
(weight class: 120 kg) were defeated.

8 wrestlers, two of them in 66 kg weight category (Khosrov Melikyan
and Sasun Ghambaryan) represented Armenia under supervision of chief
coach Levon Julfakyan.

Armenian wrestlers drubbed Hungarians 7:0 and gained a 4:3 victory
over Azeris, having been defeated by Russians who won the championship
taking a 5:2 win over the French team.